Protection pads

ABSTRACT

My invention provides a reusable cushioned pad with extending tapes for securing the pads to a person. The extending tape means are provided with self securing holding means when the tapes are overlapped and pressed together. The tapes are released from holding condition by separating the tapes and may be repeatedly used to secure the pads to a person without deterioration of the holding quality of the holding means. Secured at the ends of the tapes are tabs that are adapted to repeated use to overlap the tapes when they are in holding position, and lock the tapes together to prevent the tapes from separating during the time that a pad is secured to a person.

United States Patent [72) Inventor Gerald Lee Powell 2,805,420 9/1957Spellos 2/24 830! Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West 3,203,551 8/l965 VanLoa'n, Jr. 2/DIG. 6 Chester, Ohio 45069 3.383.708 5/1968 Pappas r. 2/22[21 I P N9 8 4, 35 Primary Examiner-James R. Boler [22] Filed Aug. 29.1969 Attorney-George A. Schwenzer [45] Patented July 20. I971 [54]PROTECTION PADS ABSTRACT: My invention provides a reusable cushloned pad1 Claim, [1 Drawing Figs.

with extending tapes for securing the pads to a person. The ex- [52]U.S.Cl 2/24 tending tape means are provided with lf Securing holding[51] Int. Cl A i A4111 13/06 means when the tapes are overlapped andpressed togethen of Search r t 22, The tapes are released from conditioneparating 62? 128/165 the tapes and may be repeatedly used to secure thepads to a person without deterioration of the holding quality of the[56] References Cned holding means. Secured at the ends of the tapes aretabs that UNITED STATES PATENTS are adapted to repeated use to overlapthe tapes when they are 2,476,565 7/ 1949 Russell 2/24 in holdingposition, and lock the tapes together to prevent the 2,534,888 12/1950Vold 2/24 tapes from separating during the time that a pad is secured toa 2,603,786 7/1952 Haines 2/24 person.

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v NTO/E PATENTEUJUL20I971 3593340 SHEET 2 UF 2 GEEALD LEE Po WELLINvENToR H TT'ORNE) J PROTECTION PADS It is an object of my invention toprovide a protection pad that can be removably secured to the knees ofchildren to protect the knees of the children when they are crawling andproviding a lock means to make it difficult for the children to removethe protection pads.

A further object is to provide a protection pad that can be secured to achild or person without the use of separate securing means i.e. pins,hooks or strings and at the same time provide a locking means around thesecuring means to prevent the undoing ofthe securing means.

A primary object of my invention is to provide a protective pad withself contained securing means that can be applied next to the skin of aperson or in the alternative be applied over and secured over clothingworn by a person.

The novelty taught by my invention lies in the security locking means inconjunction with my tape securing means. Also, my pad does not requirelaces or pins to secure it to a person.

These and other objects will become apparent to those skilled in the artas set forth in the specifications and illustrated in the drawings of myinvention and forming part ofthis application.

IN THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a top plan view of my pad with tapes and tabsin flat position.

FIG. 2 is a side view in elevation of my pad. 7

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of my pad taken on line 3-3 of FIG. I.

FIG. 4 is an end view in elevation of the pad showing the tapesoverlapped and the tabs secured around the tapes.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in cross section through thetapes taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the application of my pad to acrawling child.

FIG. 7 illustrates the application of my pad to a bare leg of a person.

FIG. 8 illustrates the application of my pad over a sleeve covered elbowofa person.

FIG. 9 illustrates the application of my pad over the trousers ofakneeling person.

FIG. I illustrates the application of my pad to the back ofa hand.

FIG. 11 illustrates the application of my pad to a bare arm of a person.

Referring to FIG. 1 there is illustrated a pad comprising a pouch I madeout of pliable material such as cloth or soft leather. In the preferredembodiment as illustrated it is rectangular in shape, it may however becontoured to the shape of elbows and knees or any other form. An upperouter side panel 2 overlaps a bottom side panel 3 of the pouch. Theseside panels are not secured together thereby providing an opening at 4between the panels for inserting a removable padding of sponge rubber orother cushing material into the pouch. This opening also allows theremoval and replacement of the padding.

Secured to and extending to the left from a top end 6 of the pad (seeFIG. 1) there is a tape 7. Another tape 8 is secured to and extends tothe left from a bottom end 9 of the pad. These tapes together with othertapes (to be explained) provide the means for removably securing the padto a person. Secured to the tapes there are pieces of reusable Velcromaterial 10 for securing the tapes together. The other tapes II and 12are secured to and extend from the right side of the pad which togetherwith the first tapes provide the means to removably secure the pads to aperson. The right-hand tapes have pieces of Velcro 13 secured to themthat are adapted to be pressed into contact with the pieces of Velcro onthe left-hand tapes and thereby removably retain the tapes in securingposition on a person. Secured to and extending at right angles from theends of the right-hand tapes there are tabs 14 and 15 to which aresecured other pieces of reusable Velcro material 16 and 17. These piecesof Velcro material are adapted to be brought into contact with eachother upon wrapping of the tabs around the ends of the left-hand tapeswhen the tapes are superimposed on each other. The wrapping around ofthe tabs around the tapes provide a locking means to prevent the twotapes from separating from each other.

In use my pad is placed in a desired place on a person as illustrated inFIGS. 6 to 11 inclusive. When the pad is in place the tapes areoverlapped until they are comfortably secured to a person and held incontact and fastening by the Velcro fastener on the tapes. The tabs arethen wrapped around the tapes and the tabs are secured together by theVelcro fastener. When the tabs are locked around the tapes, the tapescannot become apart and hence the pad is secured from easy removal froma person Having thus described my invention I claim:

I. An applicable and removable protection pad substantially as describedcomprising:

a pouch of substantially flexible material providing a receptacle forflexible padding adapted to conform to the contour ofajoint on a person,

overlapping panels of said pouch forming an opening in said pouch forinserting said padding in said pouch to retain said padding in saidpouch when said panels are overlapped,

a multiple of tape means secured to said pouch at the four corners ofsaid pouch,

compressible securing means on said tape means to compressibly securesaid tape means together and thereby provide means for removablysecuring said pad in place on a person, said tape means having extendingtabs secured to the ends thereof, and

compressibly securing means secured on said tabs adapted to be wrappedaround said tapes to lock said tapes from disengagement each from theother and thereby secure said pad in place on a person.

1. An applicable and removable protection pad substantially as describedcomprising: a pouch of substantially flexible material providing areceptacle for flexible padding adapted to conform to the contour of ajoint on a person, overlapping panels of said pouch forming an openingin said pouch for inserting said padding in said pouch to retain saidpadding in said pouch when said panels are overlapped, a multiple oftape means secured to said pouch at the four corners of said pouch,compressible securing means on said tape means to compressibly securesaid tape means together and thereby provide means for removablysecuring said pad in place on a person, said tape means having extendingtabs secured to the ends thereof, and compressibly securing meanssecured on said tabs adapted to be wrapped around said tapes to locksaid tapes from disengagement each from the other and thereby securesaid pad in place on a person.